Emanuel Gambino
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Emanuel 'Manny' Gambino (May 31, 1943; New York City, New York – May 1972; Colts Neck, New Jersey) was the nephew of infamous Mafia
leader Carlo Gambino
and an organized crime figure in New York. He was kidnapped from outside his home in Queens
, New York
, by a group of gangsters. He was the second kidnapping victim, the first being Francesco "Frankie the Wop" Manzo
, who was kidnapped a few months earlier.
James McBratney
lead the gang from Manhattan
's West Side. After paying the ransom, the Gambino family, to their horror, found after months of negotiations that Manny had been killed. He was found dead in January 1973.
James McBratney was ordered to die slowly and painfully, in a manner befitting his crime against Carlo Gambino. By spring of 1973, the order to find a useful hit squad had been passed down the ranks of Gambino's gang, and a pròtege named John Gotti
, along with Ralph 'Ralphie Wigs' Galione and Angelo Ruggiero
, were given the task of hunting down and murdering McBratney.
On May 22, 1973, the trio found McBratney drinking at a Staten Island
tavern. They had been ordered to kidnap him so as a slow and torturous end could come about for him. The hitmen had acquired several phony police badges and walked in, under false pretenses, and asked for McBratney to come with them. He wasn't fooled by the trick, so the gang pointed a gun at the other patrons and ordered them to co-operate with them as they abducted McBratney. One patron didn't comply, and, as Galione pushed the patron, the gun accidentally fired. In a panic, Galione shot McBratney three times and left.
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
leader Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino
"Don" Carlo Gambino, was a Sicilian mafioso who became Boss of the Gambino crime family, that still bears his name today. After the 1957 Apalachin Convention he unexpectedly seized control of the Commission of the American Mafia. Gambino was known for being low-key and secretive...
and an organized crime figure in New York. He was kidnapped from outside his home in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, by a group of gangsters. He was the second kidnapping victim, the first being Francesco "Frankie the Wop" Manzo
Francesco Manzo
Frank Manzo, also known as "Francesco Manzo", "Frank Manse", "Frankie the Wop" is a soldier in the Lucchese crime family. Manzo oversaw the crime family's interests in John F. Kennedy Airport.-Biography:...
, who was kidnapped a few months earlier.
James McBratney
James McBratney
James McBratney was an Irish American who is believed to have been involved in the kidnapping of Emanuel "Manny" Gambino in October 1972 and Lucchese crime family caporegime Francesco Manzo and Gambino crime family mafioso Vincent D'Amore.-Biography:James McBratney a.k.a...
lead the gang from Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's West Side. After paying the ransom, the Gambino family, to their horror, found after months of negotiations that Manny had been killed. He was found dead in January 1973.
James McBratney was ordered to die slowly and painfully, in a manner befitting his crime against Carlo Gambino. By spring of 1973, the order to find a useful hit squad had been passed down the ranks of Gambino's gang, and a pròtege named John Gotti
John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr was an American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti grew up in poverty. He and his brothers turned to a life of crime at an early age...
, along with Ralph 'Ralphie Wigs' Galione and Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo Salvatore Ruggiero Sr. pronounced was a caporegime of the Gambino crime family and close friend of John Gotti.-Mob family roots:...
, were given the task of hunting down and murdering McBratney.
On May 22, 1973, the trio found McBratney drinking at a Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
tavern. They had been ordered to kidnap him so as a slow and torturous end could come about for him. The hitmen had acquired several phony police badges and walked in, under false pretenses, and asked for McBratney to come with them. He wasn't fooled by the trick, so the gang pointed a gun at the other patrons and ordered them to co-operate with them as they abducted McBratney. One patron didn't comply, and, as Galione pushed the patron, the gun accidentally fired. In a panic, Galione shot McBratney three times and left.